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Gate Research: FOMC disturbances intensify short-term fluctuations, prediction market and RWA narrative heat up in parallel

2026-04-30 07:21:45 UTC 221 Read

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* Market Commentary: BTC pulled back over the past 24 hours and briefly fell below $75,000, with FOMC uncertainty and large options expiry amplifying short-term volatility. ETH remained weaker than BTC, as ETF outflows and rising defensive sentiment continued to pressure higher-beta assets. The altcoin market stayed in a structural rotation phase, with AI and security-infrastructure-related tokens showing relative strength.
* Key Data: Hormuz-related geopolitical risk, stronger oil prices, and the Fed’s decision to hold rates steady pushed risk asset pricing into a three-way game among geopolitics, energy, and interest rates. Meanwhile, Solana’s RWA ecosystem TVL climbed to around $2.5 billion, showing that real-world asset tokenization is moving from narrative to auditable scale. Ronin also announced its migration to Ethereum L2 while lowering RON inflation.
* This Week’s Focus: On-chain protocol fees remain elevated at about $50.4 million over the past 24 hours, with stablecoin issuers still dominating revenue. Bitcoin ETFs turned to single-day net outflows, but weekly flows remain positive, suggesting institutional allocation demand has not reversed. Token unlock pressure is relatively mild in early May, but supply overhang is expected to rise meaningfully later in the month.
* Next Week to Watch: The market is expected to see around $505.01 million in token unlocks over the next seven days, with SUI, ENA, HYPE, and EIGEN as key names to monitor. If ETF flows continue to weaken and volume fails to recover, higher-ratio unlocks could create more visible short-term selling pressure.

Discover more details today → <a href="https://www.gate.com/research/article/gate-research-fomc-volatility-weighs-on-short-term-trading-prediction-markets-and-rwa-narratives-gain-traction" target="_blank">Gate Research: FOMC Volatility Weighs on Short-Term Trading, Prediction Markets and RWA Narratives Gain Traction</a>

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